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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2018

Additive effect of oral LDD175 to tamsulosin and finasteride in a benign prostate hyperplasia rat model.

Bo Ram Choi, Hye Kyung Kim, Kiran Kumar Soni, Keshab Kumar Karna, Sung Won Lee, Insuk So, Jong Kwan Park

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bo Ram ChoiDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Hye Kyung Kim *College of Pharmacy, Kyungsung University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Kiran Kumar SoniDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Keshab Kumar KarnaDepartment of Urology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Sung Won LeeDepartment of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Insuk SoDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jong Kwan Park *Department of Urology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Jeonbuk National University Hospital · KRKyungsung University · KRSamsung Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe investigated the benefits of the BK MATERIALS AND

methodsCastration was performed by bilateral orchiectomy under ketamine anesthesia. A rat model of BPH was established by daily intramuscular administration of testosterone propionate plus 17β-estradiol for 8 weeks. Model rats were administered combinations of 20 mg/kg LDD175, 0.01 mg/kg tamsulosin and 1 mg/kg finasteride once daily by oral gavage for 4 weeks from week 6 to 9 post-surgery. Intraurethral pressure induced by electrostimulation of the hypogastric nerve was measured at the end of administration. Body and genitourinary organ weights were recorded, serums were assayed for hormone concentrations, and tissues were subjected to histopathology, and analyses of α1-adrenoceptor mRNA and protein expression levels after treatment.

resultsCombined LDD175, tamsulosin, and finasteride significantly decreased prostatic index, serum hormone levels, epithelial thickness, and prostate expression of α1-adrenoceptors in BPH model rats. The 3-drug combination was more effective than any other combination or LDD175 alone.

conclusionThese results suggest that LDD175 addition to tamsulosin and finasteride may be beneficial for the treatment of BPH patients who do not respond to tamsulosin plus finasteride.

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Administration, OralAnimalsBenzofuransDisease Models, AnimalDrug Therapy, CombinationFinasterideIndolesMaleProstatic HyperplasiaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1SulfonamidesTamsulosinTestosterone4-chloro-7-trifluoromethyl-10H-benzo(4,5)furo(3,2-b)indole-1-carboxylic acidBenzofuransFinasterideIndolesReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1SulfonamidesTamsulosinTestosterone5α-reductase inhibitorsbenzofuroindoleintraurethral pressureα1-adrenergic receptor antagonistsα1-adrenoceptors

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PMID29970959
PMCPMC6021003
OpenAlexW2809026837

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